It was her time, but I still feel awful for Abi, as she was clearly the most upset of any contestant to be eliminated so far. When Sharon was saying how she wished Abi had been as passionate in past performances as she’d been in her sing-off, you could clearly see Abi tearfully mouth the words, “I’ve always been passionate.” I think, more than any other act in the competition, Abi was hurt by all the esoteric themes the show has been doing this season, as she tends to have an easier time relating to and finding the passion in a contemporary song than she does with older tunes.

On the plus side, by the time her farewell package has finished airing (which she cries nearly the entire way through), she gives us a disarmingly gorgeous little smile.

Thoughts

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’m completely over Sam Callahan still being here. I get why he still is, but I find it profoundly obnoxious regardless. With that said, I get that being in the bottom 2 is upsetting, but Hannah needs to be a bit more graceful about it if she lands there again. I’m getting serious Misha B vibes from her, and while Misha B’s attitude was partially what made her so compelling, I can’t say the same about Hannah. Shaking your head “no” and scowling at the grave injustice of landing in the bottom 2 isn’t going to win you any new fans, even if you didn’t deserve to be in the bottom 2 in the first place (although I think her performance last night was severely overrated by the judges).

So what do you think about the final 7? Who should have been the bottom 2, if not these two? Sound off in the comments!